History Trivia / Mama

* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Creator/NikolajCosterWaldau plays both the male lead Lucas and his brother Jeffrey.

* ActingForTwo: Creator/NikolajCosterWaldau plays both the male lead Lucas and his brother Jeffrey.

* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: Many of Mama's bizarre and unsettling body movements were real, as she was played by an actor with Marfan syndrome, which allows him to move like that naturally. The long fingers are also a result of the condition.

* CounterpartComparison: Mama has been compared to [[{{Literature/Coraline}} the Other Mother]], as both are long-fingered humanoid monsters with maternal {{Yandere}} traits toward the children they look after. However, Mama is acting in the childrens' best interest, while the Other Mother is using the children for her own benefits.

* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: Many of Mama's bizarre and unsettling body movements were real, as she was played by an actor with Marfan syndrome, which allows him to move like that naturally. The long fingers are also a result of the condition.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** You know both Lucas and Jeffery better as [[{{Series/GameOfThrones}} Jamie Lannister]]. One interview lampshaded this asking him what role he played in the movie ("the uncle and the father") and in GameOfThrones ("[[BrotherSisterIncest ...the uncle and the father]]").
** Annabel is best known for [[{{Film/ZeroDarkThirty}} hunting down Osama bin Laden.]] [[HilariousInHindsight Even more funny]] when you realize she was working alongside [[Series/GameOfThrones Stannis Baratheon]].
** [[{{Film/ResidentEvilRetribution}} The Red Queen]] has taken on the form of a feral child.

* CounterpartComparison: Mama has been compared to [[{{Literature/Coraline the Other Mother]], as both are long-fingered humanoid monsters with maternal {{Yandere}} traits toward the children they look after. However, Mama is acting in the childrens' best interest, while the Other Mother is using the children for her own benefits.

** You know both Lucas and Jeffery better as [[{{Series/GameOfThrones}} Jamie Lannister]].

* ActorAllusion: Mr. Waldau failed [[{{Series/GameOfThrones}} to kill Bran Stark]], what made you think he was going to succeed this time?

** Annabel is best known for [[{{Film/ZeroDarkThirty}} hunting down Osama bin Laden.]] [[HilariousInHindsight Even more funny]] when you realize she was working alongside [[GameOfThrones Stannis Baratheon]].